linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 7/7] crypto: caam: no need to check return value of debugfs

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Date:   Tue, 22 Jan 2019 15:29:12 +0000
From:   Horia Geanta <horia.geanta@....com>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>,
        David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:     "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org" <linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org>,
        Aymen Sghaier <aymen.sghaier@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 7/7] crypto: caam: no need to check return value of
 debugfs_create functions

On 1/22/2019 5:14 PM, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> When calling debugfs functions, there is no need to ever check the
> return value.  The function can work or not, but the code logic should
> never do something different based on this.
> 
> Cc: "Horia Geantă" <horia.geanta@....com>
> Cc: Aymen Sghaier <aymen.sghaier@....com>
> Cc: Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
> Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
> Cc: linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Reviewed-by: Horia Geantă <horia.geanta@....com>

Thanks,
Horia